IN THE STUDIO Audio Engineering & Music Production Techniques

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IN THE STUDIO

Audio Engineering & Music Production Techniques

by Asaf Fulks · The OC Recording Company

Twenty years behind the console — credits with Grammy-winning and Platinum-selling artists; work heard on Netflix, Disney, MTV, ESPN, and Showtime. Selected credits · About the author

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22chapters
858pages in print
189figures
461review questions
234glossary terms

The complete audio engineering and music production textbook — 22 chapters from sound theory and microphones through Pro Tools, mixing, mastering, and the business of audio. The full text is free to read online, no signup — the print edition and instructor materials support the project.

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Table of Contents

Foundations

1The Studio and Its Players37 min · 16 Q2Sound Theory48 min · 28 Q3Music Theory51 min · 28 Q4Analog and Digital Sound50 min · 27 Q

Capturing Sound: Microphones, Acoustics & Gear

5Microphone Basics52 min · 31 Q6Advanced Microphone Technique58 min · 31 Q7Studio Acoustics and Monitoring46 min · 32 Q8Cables and Patchbays34 min · 23 Q9Studio Equipment52 min · 24 Q10Instruments and MIDI36 min · 22 Q

Pro Tools

11Pro Tools: Introduction34 min · 19 Q12Pro Tools: Recording62 min · 16 Q13Pro Tools: Music Production56 min · 20 Q14Pro Tools: Audio Editing61 min · 18 Q

Mixing & Processing

15Equalization39 min · 16 Q16Dynamics Processing42 min · 16 Q17Time-Based Effects42 min · 17 Q18Pro Tools: Mixing86 min · 16 Q

Mastering, Post-Production & Delivery

19Mastering46 min · 17 Q20Pro Tools: Post-Production, Podcasts, Live Sound & Game Audio76 min · 16 Q

The Profession & the Future

21The Business of Audio52 min · 15 Q22AI and the Future of Audio56 min · 13 Q

Reference & Appendices

Reference & Appendices

Glossary→Appendix A: Quick Reference Guide→Appendix B: Sample Contracts and Forms→Troubleshooting Guide→Genre Chain Reference→Completing the Studio Exercises in Any DAW→Companion Materials & Downloads→

Practical Guides

Twenty Common Studio Mistakes→Studio Slang→How to Buy Gear→Career Roadmap→A Working Day in the Studio→

Further Study

Suggested Listening→Suggested Reading→References and Standards by Chapter→Works Cited→

About the Book

About the Author→Selected Credits→Acknowledgments→A Note Before You Go→

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